Press release from the Jumeirah – Port of Soller – 10th Septem,ber 2014Jumeirah Port Soller Hotel & Spa is delighted to announce the appointment of a new General Manager – Jordi Tarrida.Jumeirah Group, the Dubai-based luxury hotel company and a member of Dubai Holding, has announced Jordi E. Tarrida as the new General Manager at Jumeirah Port…
Route that runs between Sóller and Fornalutx. This route traverses the most famous villages of the valley of Sóller that are enveloped by beautiful spaces for growing oranges and olives. Text excursion: Jaume Deia http://www.senderosdemallorca.com/ Contacts Type of trip: Hiking Location: North West of Mallorca Nearest Town: Sóller – Fornalutx (Sóller) Degree of difficulty: Low Total distance: 7,810 km Total duration: 4 hours and…
The moon shines bright on Soller tonightPublished in the Majorca Daily BulletinTuesday 9th September 2014Photograph by RACHEL FOXThis has been the summer of the brightest moons in memory. We have another tonight and it will fill the Hidden Valley in a spectacular way. There is nothing like that moon exploding from behind the mountains and…
The Feast of the Assumption – Saturday 15th August 2015 The Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is celebrated on 15th August each year. This year it falls on a Saturday. It commemorates the death of Mary and her assumption, body and soul, into Heaven before her body began to…
Soller celebrates art, football, music and lifePublished in the Majorca Daily Bulletin onTuesday 26th August 2014Photograph by the Es Moli Hotel who sponsor CF SOLLER The football pitch of Soller is called Camp d’en Maiol and has stood at the heart of Soller for over 100 years. The club is at the heart of so…
Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin – Tuesday 15th April 2014 The orange blossom is in the air and as the sun warms it each day the scent is just glorious. The Easter brides choosing orange blossom for their flowers are a common theme here in Soller and it is no wonder. The scent is…
Mountain culture in the Soller Valley Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 13th December 2016 Written by Shirley Roberts Photographs by Rachel Fox International Mountain Day was celebrated on Sunday 11thDecember and was a reminder that Sollerics are mountain people. The United Nations decided in 2003 that 11thDecember should be the special day to…
The season of Christmas in the Soller Valley Words by Shirley Roberts Photographs by Rachel Fox Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 27th December 2016 Extreme weather is the story of this year when all the school productions and end of term concert rehearsals remained suspended. The word went out on Tuesday 19thDecember that…
EL TREN DE SOLLERHERE COMES THE TRAIN(reproduced from the Majorca Daily Bulletin – Wednesday 25th June 2014)‘El Tren de Soller’ is the title of the FIRST EVER MUSICAL ABOUT MAJORCA for a global audience. The Isla Theatre Project may only be a year old but it already ‘cutting edge’. The world premiere of ‘El Tren…
LIFE, come and get it in Mallorca By Shirley Roberts In the fast changing, multicultural world of Mallorca new people and influences are a fact of life. Each plane load of travellers brings those who stay awhile, longer than they expected, or for ever. Mallorca has that pull on people because it offers so much. …
